Growing Wellness: A Complete Guide to 20 Plants That Promote Wellness & Vitality
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Growing Wellness - Kelli D. Kemp MS
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Introduction
People ascribe the greatest healing power to drugs that have come from farthest away, drugs that cost the most. In my long experience I have come to believe that people go to the ends of the earth to look for something they could find right on their doorstep. If only we could learn to trust nature.
-Maurice Messegue, 1921
This book is the result of countless hours of research and personal experience to compile a detailed guide to the most useful, common, or most readily available medicinal plants that promote overall wellness or are effective for minor ailments. The information contained herein is from a variety of sources from herbal medicine textbooks, academic journals, and credible websites to provide a comprehensive profile on each plant. Each entry is complete with the monograph information, proper dosing, recipes, and growing guides. Where available, I provide growing guides for both indoor and outdoor plants. However, for some plants there was not an indoor growing guide available because the plant is best grown outdoors, or the indoor growing guide was too extensive for the scope of this book (i.e. cannabis).
Promoting wellness is most often about prevention. However, many people frequently need to begin their wellness journey from the point of healing. While plants may be useful in treating both acute and chronic conditions, when being utilized from a healing perspective always consult with a trained healthcare provider. Western and alternative medicines, such as Traditional Chinese Medicine or acupuncture, can often be combined with great success.
Aloe Vera
Latin name: Aloe Vera, Aloe barbadensis
Family: Liliaceae
DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERISTICS
Native to Africa, Aloe has thick blue-green leaves which reach a length of 40-50 cm and grow upward in spikes from a rosette to a maximum of 100 cm. The leaves are greyish green and have serrated edges. Aloe is an exceptionally resilient plant which stores moisture and nutrients in the leaves to get through dry periods. The plant flowers in the summer.¹
Part of the Plant Used
Transparent gel from pulp, dried inner latex lining of leaf
TEXTURE
Soft yet firm, the skin is easily broken
The gel is slightly sticky at first but dries quickly
COLOR
The light green leaves are edged with tiny yellow teeth, forming a dense rosette
AROMA
Unpleasant odor
FLAVOR
Bitter taste
CONSTITUENTS
•7-hydroxyaloin A and B
•Aloin (25-49%)
•Aloe-emodin
•Chrysophanol
•Tannins
PRIMARY ACTIONS
Aloe is a potent laxative because of its content of anthraquinone derivative. Aloe-emodin is listed as the active component and is formed in the colon. The result is an irritation of the intestinal mucous membranes, an increase of mucous, secretions, and peristalsis stimulation. Reabsorption of electrolytes and water is also inhibited. Studies have shown Aloe Vera gel is effective in lowering triglyceride levels. Polysaccharides and glycoproteins are responsible for these effects.²
The gel has been shown to be an effective healer of burns and wounds. It can also hasten the rate of healing and reduce infection. Aloectin B is responsible for this action as it stimulates the immune system.³
FORMULARY
Awesome Aloe Vera Smoothie Recipe⁴
Indication: Use once daily as a laxative
Ingredients:
1. 1 cup almond or coconut milk
2. 1 medium aloe Vera leaf, filleted (approximately 1/2 cup)
3. 1/2 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
4. 1/2 cup fresh or frozen mango chunks
5. 1/2 tablespoon coconut oil
6. 1 handful of fresh basil
7. Honey or maple syrup to sweeten (optional)
Optional Ingredients
1. 1 tablespoon coconut flakes or shreds
2. 1 tablespoon flax or chia seeds
3. 1 serving protein powder of your choice
Blend
Place all the ingredients into your blender and blend on high until smooth.
Nutrition Information
•Calories: 192
•Fat: 11g
•Protein: 2g
•Carbohydrates: 25g
•Fiber: 4g
•Sugar: 20g
•Vitamin A: 14% RDA
•Vitamin C: 63% RDA
•Calcium: 32% RDA
•Iron: 4% RDA
WARNINGS & DOSAGE
Individuals with intestinal obstructions, acute inflammatory gastrointestinal diseases, and abdominal pain of unknown origin should not use. Also, not for use during pregnancy or by children under 12.
Stimulant laxatives should not be taken for longer than one (1) week without the advice of a medical professional.
Adults over the age of 18 should take 150mg of dried juice.⁵
RESEARCH
Aloe Vera was a widely used folk remedy for burns and wounds, but how it worked was unclear. A 2018 study revealed Aloe Vera had measurable stimulatory effects on cell proliferation and migration of both fibroblasts and keratinocytes.
IN THE GARDEN
Aloe will only grow outdoors in USDA Hardiness zones 8 to 11. The plant requires full sun for a minimum of six to eight hours and prefers poor soil that is loose and gritty. Aloe requires regular watering but are drought tolerant for short periods.
Cover the plant with a container for the occasional overnight freeze. Spread straw or mulch around the root base to protect the root zones for longer colder periods.⁶
Aloe Vera is a good indoor plant. Indoor temperatures should stay above 41 degrees.
Cactus potting mix – 2 parts sand, 1 part potting soil. Repot each spring. Place in a sunny window.
Be careful not to overharvest.⁷
ADDITIONAL IMAGES
⁸
¹ (Aloe Vera
2018)
² (Wichtl et al. 2004)
³ (Chevallier, 2016)
⁴ (Awesome Aloe Vera Smoothie Recipe
2018)
⁵ (Wichtl et al. 2004)
⁶ (Grant, B. 2018)
⁷ (Blumenthal, 2018)
⁸ (Aloe vera, 2018)
Black Cohosh
Latin name: Actaea racemose formerly Cimicifuga racemosa
Family: Ranunculaceae
⁹
DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERISTICS
Black cohosh is native to Canada and the Eastern US. The plant is an herbaceous perennial and can grow up to 8 ft (2.5 m)¹⁰. Stems are smooth, furrowed, and divide into three stems with growth. Large, compound leaves with two or three lobes are sharply pointed and double serrated. The flowering spires can contain many individual white flowers.
Part of the Plant Used
The dried root harvested in